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Lesson Focus Descriptive LINE quality, subtle color graduation Ukiyoe style (Pictures of the Floating world) woodblock style that depicts everyday people and ordinary life LINE: The path of a moving point. Kinds of LINES: Measure- length and width, Long, short, thick and thin. Type: jagged, curved, straight, zigzag, etc Direction: Horizontal: rest and repose Virtical: loftiness Diagonal: movement or direction Soft Curves: comfort Acute Curves: Turbulence Direction is the most important because it controls the movement of our eyes while viewing. It conveys mood. Line as Value: Crosshatching is used for shading Print: an image or picture which has more than one copy and which has been produced from a relief plate.
Wood block prints were made with a piece of paper and a block of soft wood with a picture made of LINES carved into it. The carving was covered with ink and while still wet, was stamped against the paper. A picture was printed onto the paper. This can be done over and over again.